1941 Detroit Tigers

75-79 • .487 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1941 Detroit Tigers went 75-79 (.487) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 743, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Rudy York (27 HR, 111 RBI) and Al Benton (15-6, 2.97 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
4th Rank
686 R 743 RA
Diff -57

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686 Runs Scored
743 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
711K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% below the 1941 league average (.266)
OBP .339 equal to the 1941 league average (.341)
SLG .374 4% below the 1941 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.18 1% worse than the 1941 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 686 7% below the 1941 league average (738 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 711,870
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Avg per Game 9,245

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Pat Mullin 0.345 2 Barney McCosky 0.324 3 Rip Radcliff 0.317 4 Johnny Gorsica 0.298 5 Pinky Higgins 0.298

Home Runs

1 Rudy York 27 2 Bruce Campbell 15 3 Pinky Higgins 11 4 Pat Mullin 5 5 Charlie Gehringer 3

RBI

1 Rudy York 111 2 Bruce Campbell 93 3 Pinky Higgins 73 4 Barney McCosky 55 5 Birdie Tebbetts 47
1941 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rudy York 155 590 91 153 29 3 27 111 92 88 3 0.259
Pinky Higgins 147 540 79 161 28 3 11 73 67 45 5 0.298
Bruce Campbell 141 512 72 141 28 10 15 93 68 67 3 0.275
Barney McCosky 127 494 80 160 25 8 3 55 61 33 8 0.324
Frank Croucher 136 489 51 124 21 4 2 39 33 72 2 0.254
Charlie Gehringer 127 436 65 96 19 4 3 46 95 26 1 0.220
Rip Radcliff 96 379 47 120 14 5 3 40 19 13 4 0.317
Birdie Tebbetts 110 359 28 102 19 4 2 47 38 29 1 0.284
Billy Sullivan 85 234 29 66 15 1 3 29 35 11 0 0.282
Pat Mullin 54 220 42 76 11 5 5 23 18 18 5 0.345
Tuck Stainback 94 200 19 49 8 1 2 10 3 21 6 0.245
Dutch Meyer 46 153 12 29 9 1 1 14 8 13 1 0.190
Bobo Newsom 43 88 3 9 0 0 0 3 2 20 0 0.102
Boyd Perry 36 83 9 15 5 0 0 11 10 9 1 0.181
Hank Greenberg 19 67 12 18 5 1 2 12 16 12 1 0.269
Ned Harris 26 61 11 13 3 1 1 4 6 13 1 0.213
Hal Newhouser 33 60 3 9 0 0 0 2 3 8 1 0.150
Eric McNair 23 59 5 11 1 0 0 3 4 4 0 0.186
Johnny Gorsica 33 57 5 17 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 0.298
Schoolboy Rowe 32 55 10 15 0 3 1 12 5 8 0 0.273
Al Benton 38 50 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 0.060
Dizzy Trout 40 50 5 9 1 1 0 5 4 10 0 0.180
Tommy Bridges 25 47 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.085
Bud Thomas 26 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.105
Dick Bartell 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.167
Archie McKain 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Moe Franklin 13 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.300
Bob Patrick 5 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Dick Wakefield 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Floyd Giebell 17 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Hoot Evers 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Manders 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Les Mueller 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Hutchinson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal White 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Earl Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Virgil Trucks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Al Benton 2.97 2 Tommy Bridges 3.41 3 Dizzy Trout 3.74 4 Schoolboy Rowe 4.14 5 Bud Thomas 4.21

Wins

1 Al Benton 15 2 Bobo Newsom 12 3 Tommy Bridges 9 4 Johnny Gorsica 9 5 Hal Newhouser 9

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 175 2 Hal Newhouser 106 3 Tommy Bridges 90 4 Dizzy Trout 88 5 Al Benton 63
1941 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 12 20 4.60 43 36 2 250.1 265 128 118 175
Hal Newhouser 9 11 4.79 33 27 0 173.0 166 92 137 106
Johnny Gorsica 9 11 4.47 33 21 2 171.0 193 85 55 59
Al Benton 15 6 2.97 38 14 7 157.2 130 52 65 63
Dizzy Trout 9 9 3.74 37 18 2 151.2 144 63 84 88
Tommy Bridges 9 12 3.41 25 22 0 147.2 128 56 70 90
Schoolboy Rowe 8 6 4.14 27 14 1 139.0 155 64 33 54
Bud Thomas 1 3 4.21 26 1 2 72.2 74 34 22 17
Archie McKain 2 1 5.02 15 0 0 43.0 58 24 11 14
Floyd Giebell 0 0 6.03 17 2 0 34.1 45 23 26 10
Hal Manders 1 0 2.35 8 0 0 15.1 13 4 8 7
Les Mueller 0 0 4.85 4 0 0 13.0 9 7 10 8
Hal White 0 0 6.00 4 0 0 9.0 11 6 6 2
Earl Cook 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 0 1
Virgil Trucks 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 0 3

👥 Roster (37)

Dick Bartell Al Benton Tommy Bridges Bruce Campbell Earl Cook Frank Croucher Hoot Evers Moe Franklin Charlie Gehringer Floyd Giebell Johnny Gorsica Hank Greenberg +25 more

37 players

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The 1941 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1941 Detroit Tigers finished 75-79, a .487 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. The run column shows 686 for and 743 against. The team batting average of .262 was 1% below the 1941 league mark of .266. The staff ERA of 4.18 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.15. The 686 runs scored compare with a league average of 738 per club, 7% fewer.

Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 711,870 for the year. For power, Rudy York led the way with 27 homers. The hits leader was Pinky Higgins with 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Al Benton (15). Bobo Newsom struck out 175, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1941 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1941 Detroit Tigers finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rudy York led the 1941 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1941 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1941 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1941 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1941 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1941 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rudy York (27 HR, 111 RBI) and Al Benton (15-6, 2.97 ERA).
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